The best stargazing locations: in pictures

With the Geminid meteor shower arriving this week - and sightings expected to peak on December 13 and 14 - we offer a guide to the best stargazing locations in Britain and beyond. -- Snowdonia The Welsh national park was named the world's 10th International "Dark Sky Reserve" last week by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) - a testament to the lack of light pollution there and measures in place to keep it that way.